"The Inuit"

4. PART A: What does the word teeming suggest as it is used in paragraph 1 in "Inuit"?

• challenging

• abandoned

• plenty

• modern

4 PART B: Which TWO sentences from the article help readers understand the meaning of the word teeming?

• "In one of the most remote places in the world, the Canadian Arctic, a people have survived over a thousand years."

• "Depending on how far north they livee, the Inuit find everything from caribou herds and polar bears to beluga whales."

• "At one time they were considered to be among the healthiest people in the world."

• "Today, the Inuit are rediscovering their rich heritage and they learning to govern themselves in a modern world."

• "They ate animals such as caribou, seals, walruses, polar bears, arctic hares, musk oxen, birds such as ptarmigan..."

5. Which TWO statements describe how the Arctic environment has affected the Inuit?

• Because the Arctic is so remote, the Inuit are peaceful people.

• To avoid freezing in the wet and cold conditions, the Inuit make clothing from animal furs and seal intestines.

• To help make the Arctic more advanced, the Inuit ask visitors to bring in modern technology.

• Because the Arctic has extreme temperatures, the Inuit avoid going out during wintertime.

• Because few plants grow in the Arctic, the Inuit have become very good hunters.

6 PART A: What is the main idea of the passage "Inuit"?

• The Inuit are an ancient people living in a remote region.

• The Inuit are skilled at surviving with only what nature provides.

• The Inuit spend all their time hunting animals in order to survive.

• The Inuit have become dependent on modern conveniences in the past few years.

6 PART B: Which sentence from the passage supports the answer Part A?

• "For the Inuit, the Arctic is a place teeming with life."

• "The arrival of southerners and modern technology resulted in big changes to the Inuit diet and way of life."

• "Today, the Inuit are rediscovering their rich heritage and they are learning to govern themselves in a modern world."

• "In the summer, the Inuit often lived in tents that they made from caribou hides with wooden frames."